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Niue

Territory in Oceania

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In brief

Area: 260 km². World rank 218 of 249; in Oceania, 16 of 27.

State

Official name
Niue
Local name
Niue
Capital
Alofi
Region
Oceania
Form of government
Parliamentary democracy
UN member
No
Head of state
Charles III
Head of government
Dalton Tagelagi

Key figures

Area
260 km²

Practical information

Languages
English, Niuean
Currency
New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
Time zones
UTC−11
Calling code
+683
Emergency numbers
999
Driving side
Left
Plug types
I
Mains voltage
230 V

Territory

Sea access
Has a coastline
Coastline, km
64
Neighbours
None

Elevation

Highest point
Niue Highest Point, 80 m
Lowest point
Pacific Ocean, 0 m

Climate

Average temperature in the capital, °C
26
Warmest month in the capital
March, 28°C
Coldest month in the capital
August, 24°C

Society

Religions
Protestant 63.1%, other Christian 11.4%, Catholic 8.4%, other 8.2%, and no religion 3.7% (2017)

Safety

Natural hazards
tropical cyclones

Internet and communications

Internet domain
.nu

Transport

Airports
1 2025

Data: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0), mledoze/countries (ODbL 1.0), Unicode CLDR; borders: Natural Earth. The year next to a figure is the year of the data.

Source: CountryScope (https://countryscope.org/en/country/niue), based on World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved October 24, 2026.